reading desk

noun

1. a desk for use in reading, especially by a person standing.

2. a lectern in a church.

Word History and Origins

Origin of reading desk¹

First recorded in 1695–1705

Example Sentences

She started walking to the inner ring of reading desks.

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The dorm-style bedrooms are outfitted with a rocking chair and reading desk.

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Even though Ube hadn’t said she should, Jam considered pulling on the white gloves nestled in the reading desk drawers to use in looking through the books, they seemed that old.

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It had been stored for several centuries inside one of the library’s distinctive sloping reading desks, which were designed by Michelangelo.

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It was circular, with a round desk at the center that was surrounded by four rings of reading desks.

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